The Republican journal., 1887-12-29
Annual reunion of the Goth Regiment


at Belfast.
2Sth Hannah Whitmorc. oldest woman in
town died, aged 81 years.
30th. Embrook, Ellis's colt. won the two
year old race at Bangor in 2.42, lowering the
best record three seconds.
3lst Charley Welch fell from the rail Of
sch. Fannie A. Gorhan, on the Marine railway
and was inpaed on a spike. the ircn entering
the skull. Recovered 80 .Haroidson won the
three year old race at Bangor.
SEPTEMBER.
1>t. Alfred Rowe attempts suicide by stab
bing himself with a pocket knife.
4th William NJ. Priest died, aged 81 years.
9TH Schr. Earl sunk off Cape Elizabeth,
loaded with paving for the Oak Hill granite
company. Crew saved.
9th Iiaroldson won the stallion cup at the
Maine State fair, Lewiston.
10Th. The night train on the Belfast railroad
discontinued.
the tiremenS tournament at Brunswick.
3Oth. Rev. II. L. Hack installed as pastor of
the Congre@ationalist church.......Fifty wild
horses sold at auction at the base ball grounds
OCTOBER.
4th Annual meeting Of the Waldo county
agricultural society.
10th. The Knights of Pythias and Patriarchs
Militant excursion to Bangor.
18th. The Belfast Hotel company organized,
Col. X. Chenery president.
1ith. Barkentine Frances, GA tons, launched
from the yard of Geo. w. Cottrell Built for
Baltimore parties.
20th. Ground broken for the new hotelA
Council of United Fellowship instituted.
DIST Meeting of the Waldo county Educa-
ticnal association.
22d. Graud Jury reported twenty-four in
acknowledgement for liquor.
oath. Sch. Charley Bucki dragged ashore at
Seal IIarhor and badly injured. Came Off and
flowed TO Belfast for repairS
29th. House of Edward Ames, Searsport
road. buried.
Both. Mrs. Adelaide s.. wife of Capt Fred
a. Gilmore died. aged IS years.
3l,t. Mrs. Martha NJ. Crockett. for the MUIR
der Of her husband, sentenced to prison for
life.
NOVEMBER.
81. James Norwood for selling liquor at
Northport was committed to Bangor Jail.
1th. Joseph Wight died, aged Sc years.
Sth. Small lire at the house of William
IIaugh. Cross strcct...Mr. Zcnophan Ordway
dropped dead while splitting wood.
10Th. Mrs. Eliza, wife of Capt. Frank &.
SWEET. dcd suddenly at Boston.
lltb. Sch. Helen Mar. Capt. Fred Patter-
shall, collitled with the Pollock Rip ightship,
carried away head gear which d>maSted the
vessel. She dragged Oh to handkerchief Shoal
and was total loss. Crew saved by the Mono
way Life station crew.
18th. Alvin Blodgctt fell from a staging and
broke two ribs.
18TH Temperance Sunlay..... Sch. Annie L.
McIieen colled With sch. Anna L. Murch on
the Shoals.
18th. Heavy rains. The dam of the Water
works at Little River swept away at a loss of
900. The flow carried away Little River
bridge.
Goth. A Law and Order league organized,
Capt. A. +. Clark president.
24th. Thanksgiving day
DECEMBER.
1>t. The Belfast Water works completed.
~. Display of the Belfast water works by
the fire department.
5th. \ new ordinance passed city council
to pay two policemen $500 each, and city
marshal 800. with fees to city.
9th. sch. PenobScot run into at Jackson
Vile, and Slightly damaged.
10th. Sch. Daylight disma,ted Off Block
Island.
Eth Sch William Frederick run into in
the Chesapeake.
23d. sch. A. I!ayford towed into IIyannis
with rudder gone. and leaking badly.